James should appear, by name, in the household of his parents, in the 1850 census......have you looked there for his parents' names? ...whereas, in the 1840 he will just be enumerated buy sex and age....... All census are 'rentable' for about $3.50/month, at all and any LDS Family History Center. Need to determine who were the parents of James Thompson Skiles born:1836-Chester Co., PA its either: Wm. Skiles & Rhoda Wilson or Hopkins Skiles & Leticia Hoffman No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/458 - Release Date: 9/27/2006